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- ESC2Close.keyboard - a selection of keyboard shortcuts for OctaMED SoundStudio
- by Simon Speight
- (c) 1996
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- Why?
- ~~~~
-
- Having used a few MUI programs, I got used to the idea of pressing Escape
- to close windows (makes sense to me). With key combinations for just about
- everything else in SoundStudio, I wanted to be able to shut the windows with
- the ESC key as well, and so was born ESC2Close.
-
- I'm sure there must be other SoundStudio users around who would like to do
- this, but just can't be bothered to type them all in (I nearly didn't!) so now
- that I have, I thought I may as well let everyone use them.
-
-
- What?
- ~~~~~
-
- There is *nothing* special about ESC2Close - nothing at all. All it is,
- is a set of keyboard shortcuts for EVERY window SoundStudio could open which
- allows you to close it by pressing Escape.
-
- In case you're not familiar with SoundStudio's amazingly powerful keyboard
- shortcut options, I'll explain how it all works;
-
- For any key combination, you can assign it one of SoundStudio's ARexx
- commands, get it to run an ARexx script, or another program. The key
- combinations are defined by a main key (either by its mapped character ('g',
- 'x' etc) or its raw key code) and a qualifier (Alt (left and/or right), Shift
- (left and/or right), Amiga (left and/or right), Control and CapsShift).
- These short cuts can be generic (ie, work through the entire program) or
- specific to a given window, and this is the method used in ESC2Close.
-
- What I have done is to set up for EACH WINDOW (and with over 50, that was
- no small task!) a shortcut of the Escape key that closes that window (using
- Soundstudio's "wi_close" function). I did originally hope to find a way of
- doing it with one command (by somehow finding out what window was active) but
- that was hopeless.
-
-
- Points to note
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- 1) As it stands, I have provided a short cut to close EVERY SINGLE window
- listed in the manual. However, I very much doubt if you will want to keep all
- of those in. I personally have them all in, bar three - those windows being
- the "Main Control" window, the "Information" window, and the "Editor" window,
- which are the three windows I have open on startup. That way, I can keep ESC
- switching EDIT on/off when I'm in my 'normal' working mode, and simply use ESC
- to close any _additional_ windows I open. Simply edit it to suit you.
-
- 2) Some windows, when opened, activate a text/number gadget ready for input.
- In this state, even with the shortcut set, ESCAPE WILL NOT CLOSE THE WINDOW!
- This is not my fault, nor SoundStudio's - that's just the way things are. You
- will have to deactivate the gadget (either by pressing return or clicking on
- some other part of the window) before the Escape shortcut will work.
-
- 3) Lastly, and rather obviously but I'd better point it out: don't forget -
- the window needs to be active for the shortcut relating to that window to work!
-
-
- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- - Copy the file "ESC2Close.keyboard" to anywhere you like (the "Keyboard"
- drawer within the main SoundStudio drawer would seem to be a good place), and
- then start SoundStudio.
-
- - Select the keyboards shortcuts editor (the "Settings/Keyboard Shortcuts"
- menu item).
-
- - Click on the "Load" gadget, and select the "ESC2Close.keyboard" file, from
- where ever you have put it.
-
- - I suggest you answer "Yes" to the "Retain Existing Shortcuts?" requester, as
- otherwise you will lose ALL other shortcuts!!!
-
- - You will now see 50-odd new shortcuts at the bottom of the list (they are
- all called "ESC2Close <label>"). Edit this as necessary to avoid clashes with
- other shortcuts.
-
- - Click on the "Save" gadget, and save your shortcuts back to
- PROGDIR:SoundStudio.defkeyboard to have them loaded all the time.
-
- There you go - now you can enjoy one-touch window closing!
-
-
- Copyright
- ~~~~~~~~~
-
- Copyright?! On a bit of ASCII?!?! I don't think so....
-
- Nope, there ain't no copyright, no shareware fees, no registration,
- nothing. I ask that the archive be kept exactly as it is and that it not be
- changed in any way (including addition, removal, or alteration of data), but
- spread it as much as you like.
-
- RBF Software have permission to include this with future versions of
- OctaMED/SoundStudio if they wish, and not pay a penny for the privelige. :-)
-
-
- Who am I?
- ~~~~~~~~~
-
- I am Simon Speight (duh.....) and I would appreciate it, if you find this
- useful at all, if you would contact me and let me know, as I'm curious as to
- how popular OctaMED is.
-
- Find me on: simons@telecall.co.uk
- 2:259/66.34@fidonet
- 39:137/12.34@amiganet
-
-
- Useless tip of the day
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Handy hint I discovered in the making of this; don't try to open the
- TOCCATA_CAPTURE window if you haven't got a Toccata board - SoundStudio will
- crash.
-
- So, on no accounts open up a Command Shell and type "wi_open
- toccata_capture" if you have anything in memory that you want to save, OK?
-
- Right, I'm glad that's clear...... :-)
-
-
- See yaz - Simon...
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